Some time since—it is perhaps half a decade ago—an agitation was afoot in Norfolk Island to have the place added to the colony of New South Wales. Business men there, and commercial ...
Article : 673 wordsSpecial meeting of the board of directors of the Sydney Hospital was held yesterday afternoon in the boardroom of the hospital. There were 10 directors present. ...
Article : 571 wordsThe gates at Canterbury Park will be thrown open to-day, and a programme of pony and galloway racing will be discussed during the afternoon. In addition to the ordinary traffic to Canterbury station, ...
Article : 513 wordsCUSTOM-HOUSE.—Entered outward: April 2, Austra[?] asian (s.), 3630 tons, Captain Spalding,, for London, via Melbourne and Capetown; Annie Maud, ship, 1[?]93 tons, Captain Locke, for London; Fiado (s.), 985 tons, Captain ...
Article : 350 wordsThis council met on the 25th March. The probable estimate of revenue and expenditure for the current year was considered, and the probable income was estimated. General account: Income from ...
Article : 349 wordsMoroney's Ninth Novice Handicap was run off last night and it was won by P. Booth. The winners of the preliminary heats were:—S. Wooller, J. D. Bryant, W. Anderson, J. B. Brennan, W. W. ...
Article : 122 wordsAt the last meeting of the above council Mr. P. V. M'C[?]lloch, solicitor, wrote submitting scale of charges of transfer of certain land to complete Rose-street. Alderman Christiansen charged the council with ...
Article : 104 wordsThe "Gaiety Girl" Company were timed to arrive this morning by the Mariposa, from San Francisco, in pursuance of the itinerary jointly mapped out for them by Mr. George Edwardes, of the London Gaiety ...
Article : 689 wordsAt the last meeting of the above council a letter was received from the Department of Public Works, m reply to a letter from the council, asking whether any objection exited to the sewerage works being ...
Article : 251 wordsThe R.M.S. Cuzco, hence 23rd February, arrived at Su[?] on 1st April. The R.M.S. Mariposa, from San Francisco, is due he[?] early this morning. ...
Article : 28 wordsMessrs. George Thompson and Co.'s Aberdeen White Stat liner Australasian yesterday arrived from London, When sheleft on 14th January the docks were blocked with ice, but she managed to clear Gravesend on the 15th. The ...
Article : 137 wordsA meeting of the Botany Council took place on Monday evening, the Mayor (Alderman J. J. Mac[?]dyen, J.P.) occupied the chair, and there were also present Aldermen F. J. ...
Article : 505 words"Through the New World to the Old," by the Australian and American line, via New Zealand, has been issued by Mr. D. [?]. Ramsay, [?]eneral passenger agent, in an illuminated time table. Amongst the coloured contents is a ...
Article : 150 wordsSir,—Juding by the remarks of the Minister for labour in moving the second reading of the above bill, and the speeches of the Premier and Postmaster-General on the same occasion, it would [?]m at if ...
Article : 1,498 wordsIt was rather foggy at Randwick yesterday morning. A couple of new arrivals from Maoriland and Envy ran seven furlongs in 1.38½. Cannon and Hindoo left six furlongs behind in 1.22[?], and ...
Article : 377 wordsCaptain Grahl. of the steamer Katoomba, reports having left Sydney on 15th March, arrived at Vila at 10.20 a.m. on Friday, 22nd March. Left Vila for Sydney on the return passage on the 26th ultimo, and anchored in Watson's Bay ...
Article : 68 wordsThe above society held their meeting in Peol's Rooms. Hunter-street, on Monday evening, Mrs. Stiles occuped the chair. The subject for the evening was "Some Thoughts about Progress," on ...
Article : 59 wordsThe Monowai leaves Auckland for Sydney this (Wednes-— day) afternoon, and is due on Sunday next. The Mararoa arrived at Auckland from Sydney on Sunday afternoon last. The Pukaki arrived at Launceston from Sydney on ...
Article : 73 wordsThe early trains yesterday morning were watched by a large army of pickets, who were expecting a contingent of men engaged in Sydney during last week, but none came. The crowd outside the works ...
Article : 279 wordsThe ship River Falloch, from Liverpool 27th November, arrived in Watson's Bay last night. She had fine weather and fair winds for three days, and on the 8th December encountered a terr[?] S.E. gale in lat. 40[?] ...
Article : 159 wordsIn celebration of the anniversary of the Sunday school, a public meeting was [?]eld in the Ashfield Wesleyan Church last night. Mr. R. Bennetts, superintendent, presided. Among those present ...
Article : 112 wordsThe Patinga has been purchased by Mr. James Gillies for the New Hebrides trade. Mr. George Robertson of Messrs. Nelson and Robertson, has purchased the four-masted barque Adelaide. ...
Article : 30 wordsAt the last meeting of the Alexandria Council, the state of the approaches to the Wesleyan Church, Renwick-street, was referred to the aldermen for West Ward for report. Mr. James Geary wrote ...
Article : 145 wordsA match was played on the Sydney Cricket Ground on Monday between teams chosen from the ground members and the employees of the ground, the latter winning by 115 runs. Mr. ...
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Article : 68 wordsMr. W. R. Wilson's st[?]g. Havoc, Bradford, Slumber, Balance, Challenger, and Wallace, left for Sydney to-day. Hova went by the same train. Stevenson, the crack light-weight jockey, also left ...
Article : 38 wordsAn instructive lecture on "Russia," illustrated by a large number of lantern slides, was delivered by Mr. Joseph Neave in the Bourke-street Congregational Church last evening. The Rev. James ...
Article : 105 wordsThe last eight nights of "the Case of Rebellious Susan" are notified at the Lyceum Theatre, where one of the liveliest and most taking comedies which the modern stage can boast is admirably presented ...
Article : 77 wordsThe following nominations have been received for the principal handicaps of the Parkes Jockey Club's Easter meeting:- NEWMARKET HANDICAP, 6 furlongs.—Exile. Aurea, ...
Article : 140 wordsA tea and public meeting to welcome the Rev. Daniel Jones, of Liverpool, England, to the pastorate took place in the Ashfield Baptist Church last night. The tea passed off very successful, and present at ...
Article : 125 wordsFrequent complaints have reached the Rockdale Council of the smells arising from the Wolli Cre[?]k, a tributary of Cook's River, and a letter was sent to the Harbours and Rivers Department, whose officer ...
Article : 319 wordsThe last four performances of "A Sailor's Knot" will be given this week at the Theatre Royal, where the fine scene in which the ships of the [?]eet successively weigh anchor to the cannon's roar n[?]ver fails ...
Article : 80 wordsSir,—The butter and colonial produce trade seems to me to be suffering from too much expert advice, and if the latest edition is put into practice, I fear it will further prostrate it,—vi[?]., "To store ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 709 wordsThe members of the committee of Mr. Arthur Deane's concert met at the rooms of Mr. David Fell last evening, Mr. Eldridge occupying the chair. Amongst those attending were Miss Lottie Hyam ...
Article : 66 wordsThere was a gool attendance at Rosebery Park yesterday, when a five-event card was run through without inisadventure. Subjoined are the results:- FOURTEEN-THREE HANDICAP of 15 sovs., 4[?] furlongs.— ...
Article : 295 wordsThe fifty-first anniversary of the Newtown Wesleyan Sunday School was celebrated last evening by a tea and annual meeting. At the tea meeting the schoolroom was crowded. The annual meeting took ...
Article : 218 wordsA musical and literary entertainment, under the auspices of the Unitarian Literary and Social Union, was given in the Unitarian Church, Liverpool-street, last evening. The Rev. George Walters presided, ...
Article : 206 wordsTraining for the second day's racing of the League of Wheelmen's carnival was in full swing yesterday, and shortly after [?] o'clock there was a good number on the track. Megson and Cathi[?] did a fair ...
Article : 368 wordsAlderman M'F[?]dyen (Mayor) presided at Thursday night's meeting, when were also present Aldermen Myler, Rodd, M'Lean, Lucas, Loxton, and W. S. Dowell. The Principal Under-Secretary, in reply ...
Article : 471 wordsThe local corps of the Salvation Array held a demonstration in the Ashfield Hall last night, in connection with the marriage of its captain and lieutenant. The proceedings were under the control of ...
Article : 108 wordsThe following handicaps have been declared for the races to be run this evening:- SEVENTY-FIVE YARDS NOVICE HANDICAP.—C. Arthur, 13[?]; W. S. Anderson, 12[?]; A Atkins, 13; W. Anderson, ...
Article : 324 wordsThe Sydney Gospel Chair [?]nd Orchestra, under the direction of Mr. Edwin Lane, gave a concert at the Presbyterian church, Woollahra, last night, when, however, the proposed programme was not fully ...
Article : 187 wordsSir —You struck a valuable thought in your subleader of yesterday respecting the money, to be spent on the Darling river by the Government without referring same to the Public Works Committee. ...
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Advertising : 451 wordsThe annual meeting of the Rugby Union is advertised to be held at Aarons's Exchange Hotel on Friday night. We are requested to state that Mr. Braddon is amongst those who have been nominated ...
Article : 72 wordsThe following entries have been received for me Lillie Bridge Easter Pony Carnival of 100 sovs., to be run Good Friday afternoon:- First division. 12.0½ to 13.2[?]: Fashion, Sinbad, Colleen ...
Article : 170 wordsA concert in aid of the funds of the North Sydney Hospital took place last evening in the local School of Arts, which contained a large audience. Two items were contributed by an amateur orchestra, ...
Article : 214 wordsMr. H. B Cohen (secretary of the association) has received intimation that the North Island (New Zealand) intercolonial team left Auckland yesterday by the [?] Monowai, and are expected to arrive in ...
Article : 135 wordsThe English cricketers concluded their tour yesterday by scoring a remarkably easy victory over South Australia. They commenced the match on Thursday at the Adelaide Oval, Stoddart and ...
Article : 601 wordsAt the last meeting of the above council, Messrs. Wallace and Robson, council's solicitors, wrote for instructions re the following letter received by them from Lack[?]y's solicitor:—"Lack[?]y trustees ...
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Advertising : 67 wordsA good number of members attended the general meeting of this club, held at the Exchange Hotel last night. Vice-commodore Cameron occupied the chair during the early portion of the meeting. A letter of ...
Article : 189 wordsA successful entertainment was given by the scholars i[?] the girls' department of the Waverley Public School on Friday afternoon in the Athen[?]m Hall, Waverley, in aid of the above movement. ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Wed 3 Apr 1895, Page 8
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